Edge in Ware-Webb matchup leans heavily toward Cowboys

DeMarcus Ware has a history of playing well on Monday night, recording 6.5 sacks and forcing four fumbles with one recovery in seven appearances.

Look for the Cowboys’ Pro Bowl outside linebacker to pad those totals going up against one of the league’s worst left tackles in the Bears’ J’Marcus Webb. Through three games, Webb has surrendered two sacks, a quarterback hit and five hurries. Ware is tied for fourth in the NFL with four sacks, a factor in why the Cowboys own the league’s top defense (250 yards per game).

“We’ve got to make sure we have the edges shored up and make sure we’re taking care of No. 94 because he can be a problem,” Chicago quarterback Jay Cutler told Chicago reporters. “If you leave him alone too many times one on one, he’s going to make a play. You’ve got to keep him guessing, throw a lot of stuff at him and hopefully, at the end of the day, keep him off you.”

That means the Bears will max protect often and try to give Webb plenty of help with tight ends and chipping backs, although the Cowboys could counter by flipping Ware over to the strong side to face struggling second-year right tackle Gabe Carimi. Cutler, who is tied for the NFL lead in interceptions with six, likely will also employ three-step drops and throw plenty of slants, screens and other quick-hitting passes.